MikeDunnAuthorAug 14, 2024
"The 'middle-class' is a faux class. It never really existed. If you have a boss, and earn wages or salary, you are a worker, and should be proud to be in the working class. The term 'middle class' isolates more privileged workers for the benefit of the powerful so that anyone outside of elite circles will be divided and fighting against each other instead of fighting institutions and the power structure."
—David Graeber
Show threadStanley Grill, Composer
@MikeDunnAuthor The middle class is that group in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers, distinguishable from unskilled laborers. It is a useful concept as it clarifies the value of education. Only by getting a higher education can you become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc. and reap the economic benefits thereof. The big debate now is about the cost to obtain that education versus the benefit.
Aug 15, 2024 at 10:22amMastodon for iOS
Show threadStanley Grill, ComposerAug 15, 2024
@MikeDunnAuthor Sorry, but more to say on this. That quote triggered me! When young, I worked many labor jobs of various kinds. Got paid peanuts and was bored to death. After getting a college degree, I went on to different management jobs that paid decently and were intellectually stimulating and satisfying. That, I think, is the important difference between working and middle class. Yes, in both cases I was working for someone else, but in the latter, I was much more engaged and secure.